I'm dropping this. Sorry, but Ripley got on my nerves. Everything got messier with the touch of her hand. Like, reaaaally messy. Can you just... Think twice before do some action? If you really want to follow the original then, can you just fake accept the duke proposal and got engaged? Since you aren't married yet, do your work secretly to bring them together. Really.. sigh..
I just wish my lovely MC in this manhwa didn't fall in love with the emperor AT ALL. Idk why, i just really want the MC become an independent woman, who rule the palace, no need a man by her side. If she fall for the emperor, she'll have more weakness to get attack by evil plan. Her heart will become too soft, lost concentrate to her first purposes(which idk what it is except keep her family for being headed)
Historia and Ymir if aot was a romance anime lol